stairs; stairway; staircase
innumerable; countless; numberless
snake; serpent; large snake
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to stop walking; to pause
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
living thing; living creature; animal; life
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
with these words; while saying
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
without permission; without notice
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing